New Zealand MP Laura McClure bravely exposed the dangers of deepfake technology by holding up a manipulated, naked image of herself in Parliament, highlighting the need for legislative change to protect victims of deepfake abuse.
Credit where it’s due, and good on her for standing up against this, but it comes with a big asterisk.
Her political party claim they’re standing up for women while being responsible for actively reducing women’s pay.
They’re complaining about AI after using it to try and trick the public that they’re not racist. They say it should be regulated while currently trying to bring in legislation that will make it much harder to regulate AI.
She’s obviously right, but she’s also part of a group that’s contributing to these problems.
Credit where it’s due, and good on her for standing up against this, but it comes with a big asterisk.
Her political party claim they’re standing up for women while being responsible for actively reducing women’s pay.
They’re complaining about AI after using it to try and trick the public that they’re not racist. They say it should be regulated while currently trying to bring in legislation that will make it much harder to regulate AI.
She’s obviously right, but she’s also part of a group that’s contributing to these problems.